The AI Health Podcast

Our guest today is Zavain Dar, a partner at Lux Capital and a founding investor in Anagenex. He speaks about his investments in cutting-edge medical tech companies, especially in the drug discovery space. He also describes common pitfalls faced by medical start-ups and gives advice to aspiring entrepreneurs. Pranav and Adriel first discuss Pfizer-BioNTech's and Moderna's COVID mRNA vaccines and then provide context for the interview, which starts at 7:02. If you like what you hear, let a friend know, subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, and connect with us on Twitter @AIHealthPodcast.

Our guest today is Dr. Lily Peng, a product manager at Google Health. Named to Fortune's 2020 "40 Under 40 - Healthcare" list, she describes her work on automatic disease screening, exploring the challenges of design and deployment. She also discusses her own career path and the role of Big Tech in healthcare. Pranav and Adriel first discuss the challenges in deploying AI technologies, and then provide context for the interview, which starts at 6:02. If you like what you hear, let a friend know, subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, and connect with us on Twitter @AIHealthPodcast.

Our guest today is Ian Shakil, Founder, Director, and Chief Strategy Officer of Augmedix. He explains how Augmedix is changing how electronic health records are generated, saving doctors time and improving patient experience. He also tells the story of how he founded Augmedix, and he discusses how his company differentiates itself in a competitive market. Pranav and Adriel first give a history of EHRs and provide context for the interview. If you like what you hear, let a friend know, subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, and connect with us on Twitter @AIHealthPodcast.

Our guest today is LLana James, Faculty of Medicine and PhD candidate at the University of Toronto and the AI, Medicine & Data Justice Post Doctoral Fellow at Queen’s University. She explains how racism has shaped Western medical practice, and she discusses the insidious ways in which old biases resurface in modern medical AI. Pranav and Adriel first give some background on how racial biases surface in modern AI before the interview. If you'd like to skip right to the interview with LLana, start listening at 7:37. If you like what you hear, let a friend know, subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, and connect with us on Twitter @AIHealthPodcast.

Our guest today is Dr. Cynthia Rudin, a professor of computer science, electrical and computer engineering, and statistical science at Duke University. She describes her work on data-driven risk prediction models, which have been validated in real Intensive Care Units and provide a simpler, effective alternative to neural nets. She also discusses the benefits of model interpretability and the challenges that researchers face when accessing medical data. Pranav and Adriel first provide context for the interview, giving an overview of prognostic models, interpretability and black box models, and GDPR and CCPA, which starts at 13:05. If you like what you hear, let a friend know, subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, and connect with us on Twitter @AIHealthPodcast.

Our guest today is Dr. Michael Abramoff, founder and executive Chairman of Digital Diagnostics  and a professor at the University of Iowa. He describes how Digital Diagnostics won the first FDA's approval for an autonomous medical AI system. He also gives advice on how to deploy medical AI systems and ensure they are useful, reliable and ethically sound. Pranav and Adriel first give an overview of the FDA and IDx-DR, and provide context for the interview, which starts at 12:18. If you like what you hear, let a friend know, subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, and connect with us on Twitter @AIHealthPodcast.

Our guest today is Dr. Aditya Khosla, co-founder and CTO of PathAI. He discusses PathAI's cutting-edge work on using deep learning for pathology, explaining how AI can more accurately diagnose cancer and personalize medical treatment. He also gives advice from in the trenches on creating and funding successful AI health start-ups. Pranav and Adriel first give an overview of pathology AI and sources of funding for AI health start-ups, and provide context for the interview, which starts at 12:26. If you like what you hear, let a friend know, subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, and connect with us on Twitter @AIHealthPodcast.

Our guest today is Blake Wu, a partner at New Enterprise Associates specializing in healthcare services, healthcare IT, and biopharmaceuticals. He discusses NEA's investments in AI for radiology and medical analytics, plus the challenges of investing in healthcare internationally and the near-term future of medical AI. Before the interview, Pranav and Adriel give overviews on healthcare roll-ups, value-based care vs. fee-for-service care, and real-world data and evidence. If you'd like to skip right to the interview with Blake, start listening at 11:29. If you like what you hear, let a friend know, subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, and connect with us on Twitter @AIHealthPodcast.

Our guest today is Dr. Matthew Lungren, Co-Director of the Stanford Center for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine and Imaging and Associate Professor in the Department of Radiology at Stanford University Medical Center. Dr. Lungren discusses the need for AI in radiology, the technical and legal challenges of clinical deployment, and the exciting future of deep learning for medicine. Pranav and Adriel first give a history of computer aided diagnosis (CAD) and introduce convolutional neural networks (CNNs) before the interview. If you'd like to skip right to the interview with Matt, start listening at 8:17. If you like what you hear, let a friend know, subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, and connect with us on Twitter @AIHealthPodcast.

Our guest today is Annie Lamont, a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Oak HC/FT, where she focuses on growth equity and early-stage venture opportunities in healthcare. Described by The New York Times as "one of the most successful women ever in the lofty realm of venture capital," Annie talks to us about the evolution of the healthcare market and some notable medical AI companies in her portfolio. She also makes predictions about post-COVID healthcare and shares advice for aspiring health tech entrepreneurs. Pranav and Adriel first give an overview of Medicare and the Affordable Care Act, and then provide context for the interview, which starts at 9:38. If you like what you hear, let a friend know, subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, and connect with us on Twitter @AIHealthPodcast.